****I love this song and have been singing praises of it since back in 2013. I felt it was a bit slack to tack it onto her album even if it is subsequently my favourite song there. But I just can't rate this version of the song particularly highly. That's not out of any particular favouritism, My love for Sia & Abel's music is one and the same.

But y'know that issue people have with things like "Diamonds" by Rihanna? That she's singing a melody so distinctly Sia? That's the exact same thing here, except more noticeable because I know the original so well. Honestly listen to this and notice the way Sia blatantly appears to be mimicking a melody which I don't think she wrote. All the peaks in the first verse are wonderful because it's Sia accentuating to her strengths, but in the second verse you see more awkward low notes that aren't suited to her.

I miss the harmonising in the lead up to the second chorus too, but for that matter, you can't take something that was written as a duet and re-purpose it as a solo piece without changing any lyrics and expect everything to work out all the same. You know why some of the significant constants in mathematics are numbers like 6.02214129x10^23, 3.141592654, 2.71828183? Because the simplest approach is rarely the best.

Still, I'm glad that a Sia song I really like is getting a lot of attention for once.

*****It take some repeated listens to be aware I like this better than I realise. The multiple electro layers and drum progressions gets my interest, while that "other world" like sound provides a unique quality. The vocal finish is quite strong too, for which that effort is appreciated in these sometimes generic times on the pop charts. While 'Chandelier' will always seem more iconic, this song is just more pleasant overall. Her best so far excluding 'Titanium'. 4.6*Last edited: 12.04.2015 03:31